The contracted funeral home performs the initial review to determine if the final arrangements will be fully or partially paid by the legally responsible family member, legal agent, or other community entity.

The contracted funeral director will only contact the Public Fiduciary and submit the application for final eligibility determination on estates that appear insolvent after the completion of family interviews, income and resource verification, and alternatives to county aid have been fully exhausted.

The contracted funeral home performs the initial review to determine if the final arrangements will be fully or partially paid by the legally responsible family member, legal agent, or other community entity.

The contracted funeral director will only contact the Public Fiduciary and submit the application for final eligibility determination on estates that appear insolvent after the completion of family interviews, income and resource verification, and alternatives to county aid have been fully exhausted.

County Indigent Decedent Services program eligibility requires financial documentation that the decedent and their family members do not have the ability to pay any funeral expenses from any resource or income and a subsequent county approval.

The family should gather important documents belonging to the decedent, for example: - Any Power of Attorneys - Bank statements - DD214 - Decedent's written instructions regarding final arrangements, etc.